Wow, this week turned around and it was soooo good!! I ended up getting a blessing from President Miles Monday night and it helped me so much. Satan has really been working on me and my confidence, but ever since the blessing, I have been doing sooo much better. I am still struggling, but the Lord is helping me:)
Well a lot happened this week...
First I got another new companion!!! Crazy huh?? Guess who it is?!? Becca Smith who went to Vienna on my study abroad with me!! I was soo excited! She just barely got out of the MTC, so Sister Stowell is training both her and I right now, but then next transfer after Sister Stowell goes home, I will be training Sister Smith! I am kind of freaking out about the training part, but it is such a tender mercy that it is Becca! She is so amazing, it is like she will be training me. haha I am so happy though. On Tuesday night we went and had dinner at the mission home, and then I was able to surprise her as one of her new companions! It was so much fun. I just still can't believe that I am one of her first companions.. I honestly never thought I would get the opportunity to serve with her, so I was happy. So now it is three of us again. One Blonde, One Brunnette, and A red head...hahah but I really think we are all a great team!!
O man, this week was just so good and just what I needed. First off, wasn't conference so amazing?? Ahhh it seriously is like an energy drink for missionaries. It pumps us up so much! We still haven't been able to watch Sunday afternoon session, but supposely they will broadcast it to everyone during church in one of the upcoming Sundays. I am so happy we still have one session left because it went by too fast. I think my favorite talk was from Uchtdorf or Sister Dalton. Those were just both what I really needed to hear.
We were able to have 4 investigators watch it and they liked it a lot. We are so excited to meet with them this upcoming week and talk to them about it.
MIRACLES...
So this week I feel like I have been able to see some pretty wonderful things. First we had a lesson with Britta at the Mason's (The lady who just showed up at church). We were talking about the Plan of Salvation and I just had this strong feeling that I needed to talk to her about priesthood blessings. Random right?? Well I brought it up and told her about it and told her Elder Mason could give her one. She wanted one and after the lesson Elder Mason gave her one. She always says how she has never felt the spirit, but after the blessing she said she really felt something go through her entire body when he gave her the blessing. She said she couldn't explain the feeling but it was something that she has never felt before. I was soo happy!! It was such a tender mercy and I was so grateful I followed the Spirit!!!
Then on Thursday we had a lesson with one of our Chinease investigators Xaio Hui(You know I love asians:)) . She is 27 and just the cutest, happiest, thing in the world. We asked her how her Easter was and the first thing she said was, " Sisters, I have recieved a manifestation from God." She has never believed in God, but over Easter Weekend she had a really cool experience and now she believes in God!! She was so happy. She was soo grateful and said that she just wants to learn more. She said she also started reading the Book of Mormon over again and the more she reads the more she loves it. Wow, it was such a wonderful lesson and a tender mercy!!!
Then on Friday I had the opportunity to go on split and teach a lesson with Sister Mason (The Senior Sister who is over the institute in Munich with her husband), while sister Stowell and Smith went to another lesson. I got to teach Britta and we focused all on the Holy Ghost. It was just what I needed because I was able to teach her without relying on Sister Stowell. This time when we taught Sister Mason was relying on me and it was just what I needed. The lesson went well and Britta is beginning to recognize the Spirit in her life. Each time we meet with her she lets some of her barriers down and it is amazing. I have no doubt that she will be baptized. She is so prepared!!!
Ahh, it really has been great. And then today for P-day we are having a zone p-day! I am really excited. We are meeting in about an hour and having a sports day. It should be fun.
Funny story (I figure yall might enjoy this).. I am so AWKWARD when it comes to the Elders. O it is bad. Last night we were with all the missionaries in Munich because of conference, and I was about as awkward as you can get. My companions were just laughing at me when we got back to the apartment because it was bad. I am just so awkward because sometimes I don't know how to act as a sister missionary or they just intimidate me. Sometimes when I get with them I studder every other word or I ask really creepy questions or ahhh... It is bad. hahaha - So yesterday all of the missionaries and a ton of members were in the gym eating in between sessions and I walked in to put a bowl of food on the table and when I walked in everybody just stared at me. I got all nervous and made a little " ahasdfhausuhhh" noice and ran out of the gym without even setting the food on the table... hahah o dear. Hopefully this makes sense, but I feel like yall would like picturing me being awkward. hahaha
Well I have to go. I love you guys!! Thanks for the prayers!!!! Hopefully you can look on the mission blog and see pictures from when we picked up Sister Smith. I will hopefully send the picture cd home this week.
LOVE YALL!
At the mission home with two Fast Trackers - Sis Weening and our new companion Sis. Smith along with President and Sis. Miles daughter who just returned from her mission in Italy.
A blond, brunette and a red head. Our new companion Sis. Smith - I am so excited, we both were on the study abroad together. It is so fun to serve with such a great friend!
The missionaries picking us up to go pick up our new companion - but first they surprised me with this big sucker for my birthday.
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